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CVE-2001-15591 exploit
The uipc system calls (uipc_syscalls.c) in OpenBSD 2.9 and 3.0 provide user mode return instead of versus rval kernel mode values to the fd…
Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 74%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
The uipc system calls (uipc_syscalls.c) in OpenBSD 2.9 and 3.0 provide user mode return instead of versus rval kernel mode values to the fdrelease function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and trigger a null dereference.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-21167 OpenBSD 2.x/3.0 - User Mode Return Value Denial of Service · dos · 2001-12-03
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
- iss.net /security_center/static/7690.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2001-12/0014.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- monkey.org /openbsd/archive/tech/0112/msg00015.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2001-1559
- NVD: CVE-2001-1559
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